New initiative sees independent care homes working with hospitals to provide a status for people to recuperate and alleviate pressures on acute careA stroll up to the door of Harrogate Lodge care home in the Leeds suburb Chapel Allerton is leaf-lined and heralded with birdsong. It’s a far cry from the hospital corridor 90-year-ancient temporary resident Mavis found herself sleeping in a couple of weeks ago,after she had a descend at home.
Mavis has been in Harrogate Lodge for a week while she recovers from a urine infection and is well enough to fade back to her home on the other side of the city. “It’s certainly quieter here,” she laughs, or “and the food is lovely.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com